"A lot of people around the complex say we look like each other and a lot of people say we’re brothers, so I call him my little brother," Nottingham said of Henry. "He’s been asking me for some tips and I’m just telling him the things that I learned when I was at that age – and I’m still learning. Now, he's trying to impart the lessons he's learned onto Henry while continuing to hone his own game. Last spring, he picked the brain of Stephen Vogt and this spring it's Grandal. Payton Henry, a 21-year-old who raised his stock with a solid season at Class A Wisconsin 2018, finds himself in the same position Nottingham was in 2016.īack then, Nottingham adhered closely to the "eyes open, mouth shut" mantra while soaking up all he could from Jonathan Lucroy. Nottingham is in his fourth major-league camp with the Brewers. Learn the pitching staff, learn the game more than I did last year so that when I get that chance, I’m ready."
Just play hard, get as many at-bats as I can and just be ready.
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"Last year was my first real injury in professional baseball. SUBSCRIBE TODAY: Get unlimited access to our Brewers coverage RELATED: A guide to Brewers spring trainingīREWERS LIVE: Follow tweets from Tom Haudricourt at Todd Rosiak throughout the season Nottingham was sidelined by both an intercostal strain and a chipped bone in his wrist last season. "He’s ready to help, he’s ready to work and I’m excited to work with him and learn as much as I can." That just shows you the kind of guy he is. If you walk around the complex, he’s helping all the young Latin catchers every day. He’s very open, loves talking with us and helping the young guys. "Grandal, the first day I met him, we talked two hours about catching. He has a lot of years in the big leagues, he’s a great catcher and a great hitter so it’s going to be really good to learn from him. "When my chance comes, it comes, and just be ready for it," Nottingham said. "But right now, it’s just learning from Grandal.
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Until that time comes, Nottingham is soaking up all the knowledge he can from his veteran counterparts.
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But the way things currently stand, he's likely facing a full season at Milwaukee's new Class AAA affiliate in San Antonio. Had the Brewers not brought Grandal into the fold, Nottingham might well have seen some more time at the major-league level at some point in 2019.
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